Alex Neil’s side took the lead in the 12th minute when Lynden Gooch’s cross was headed home by Jack Clarke.
Coventry saw more of the ball and were able to draw level six minutes from time when striker Viktor Gyokeres fired the ball home from the edge of the box.
Sunderland will now prepare for next weekend’s trip to Bristol City.
Here, we take a look at Sunderland’s predicted final position and points total courtesy of data experts FiveThirtyEight:
17. Huddersfield Town (17th)
Huddersfield are expected to finish in 17th position in the Championship on 57 points at the end of the 2022-23 season by data experts FiveThirtyEight. Photo: Ashley Allen
18. Bristol City (18th)
Bristol City are expected to finish in 18th position in the Championship on 56 points at the end of the 2022-23 season by data experts FiveThirtyEight. Photo: Ashley Allen
19. Hull City (19th)
Hull are expected to finish in 19th position in the Championship on 56 points at the end of the 2022-23 season by data experts FiveThirtyEight. Photo: Ashley Allen
20. Birmingham City (20th)
Birmingham are expected to finish in 20th position in the Championship on 55 points at the end of the 2022-23 season by data experts FiveThirtyEight. Photo: Tony Marshall